چرخ

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See also: خرج, جرح, خ ر ج, and ج ر ح

Iraqi Arabic

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Etymology

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From Persian چرخ (čarx, wheel).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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چرخ (čarixm

  1. wheel

Derived terms

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Khalaj

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Noun

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چَرخ (çarx) (definite accusative چَرخؽ, plural چَرخلار)

  1. Arabic spelling of çarx (wheel)

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Ottoman Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian چرخ (čarx, wheel), from Middle Persian 𐫝𐫍𐫡 (chr /⁠čahr⁠/, wheel, cycle), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *čaxrám.

Noun

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چرخ (çarh, çark)

  1. wheel, a circular device capable of rotating on its axis
    Synonyms: تكرلك (tekerlek), عجله (ʿacele)
  2. (in general) rotation, turning, circular motion of any kind
  3. (by extension) machine, any device that directs and controls energy
    Synonym: ماكینه (makina)
  4. crossbow, a mechanised weapon based on the bow and arrow
    Synonym: زنبرك (zenberek)
  5. catapult, any device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects
    Synonym: منجنیق (mancınık)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: çark
  • Albanian: çark

Further reading

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Persian

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Persian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Middle Persian 𐫝𐫍𐫡 (chr /⁠čahr⁠/, wheel, cycle), from Proto-Iranian *čaxrám (compare Avestan 𐬗𐬀𐬑𐬭𐬀 (caxra, wheel)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čakrám (compare Sanskrit चक्र (cakrá)), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos (wheel, circle).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? čarx
Dari reading? čarx
Iranian reading? čarx
Tajik reading? čarx

Noun

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Dari چرخ
Iranian Persian
Tajik чарх

چَرْخ (čarx) (plural چرخ‌ها (čarx-hâ))

  1. wheel
  2. cart
  3. sewing machine
    Synonym: چرخ خیاطی (čarx xayyâti)
  4. (dialectal) spool, pulley
  5. (poetic) sky
  6. (rare) circle

Derived terms

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Descendants

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